Drapers' Maylands Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Ages 3–11 · Romford, Havering
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From London Borough of Havering · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Drapers' Maylands Primary School is a primary school in Romford, Havering for ages 3–11 (free schools). Havering has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
Drapers' Maylands Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | 1.65 mi |
| Reception 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 27 of the 49 other Havering primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 7 earlier Reception years with a published outcome, going back to 2019.
- Reception 2026 drew 43 first-choice applications for 47 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Havering schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Settle Road, Romford, RM3 9XR
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Havering
- Pupils on roll
- 348 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 18 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at Maylands have a strong sense of belonging.”
- “They are rightly proud of their school.”
- “New arrivals settle quickly because their peers are welcoming and friendly.”
To improve
- “Leaders should continue to strengthen their work in reducing barriers to learning so that pupils' achievement is better reflected in the school's published outcomes.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 March 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 77% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 43 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Havering.
- Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Mead Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Drapers' Brookside Infant School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Drapers' Brookside Junior School 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Harold Court Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Broadford Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Ursula's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Hilldene Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published